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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial arrangements and legal representation of agencies

Article D1432-57

The financial statement provided for in article L. 1432-3 is sent to the Supervisory Board by 15 April following the end of the financial year in question.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies D

I.-Companies subject to corporation tax or income tax under an actual taxation system may deduct from their taxable income a sum equal to 40% of the original value, excluding financial costs, of all r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article D621-27

The fixed fee payable under I of Article L. 621-5-3 is set at :1° 750 euros for each filing of a document for the declaration referred to in 1° ;2° 3,200 euros for any examination of the obligation to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: The mayor and deputy mayors

Article L2573-6

…law no. 2009-526 of 12 May 2009 L. 2122-20 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 2122-21 order no. 2003-1212 of 18 December 2003 L. 2122-21-1 Act no. 2015-991 of 7 August 2015 L. 2122-22, with the ex…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article L1615-7

…Value Added Tax Compensation Fund in respect of their capital expenditure incurred over the period 2003-2014, under public contracting authority, on passive infrastructure incorporating their assets…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R490-5

For the application of Article 15(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty establishi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial events.

Article R762-9

If the full declaration is not filed within the time limits set out in article R. 762-5, commercial events held in the park are subject, depending on the case, to the declaration system provided for i…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
BOOK VI: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

Article R611-3

…/a> or by Subparts F and G of Sections A and B of Part 21 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1702/2003 of 24 September 2003 laying down implementing rules for the airworthiness and environmental cer…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Change of matrimonial property regime by application of a foreign law

Article 1303-5

…a certificate of registration in the annexed civil register referred to in article 4-1 du décret du 1er juin 1965 précité. If the marriage contract has been received by a French diplomatic or consular…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 ter

…ax, temporarily levied by Luxembourg and Austria in accordance with Article 11 of Council Directive 2003/48/EC of 3 June 2003 on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments, gives enti…

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